Janice E. (Berg) Desimone
May 1, 2019
Janice E. (Berg) DeSimone, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bridges by EPOCH in Andover, at age 74. Janice was born in Malden on June 26, 1944, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C. (Littlefield) Berg. A 1962 graduate of Malden High School, Janice met fellow...
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest
April 29, 2019
Zina L. (Miller) Youngquest, a resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at age 81. Zina was born on June 25, 1937 in Boston, one of three children of the late Benjamin and Rose (Cogen) Miller. She was raised in Boston and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. Zina worked as a bookkeeper...
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh
April 19, 2019
Carole D. (Cook) Walsh, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital.She was 85. Carole was born on September 9, 1933 in Malden, one of five children of the late Amos C. and Elizabeth (Tardiff) Cook.She grew up in Malden, graduating from Malden High in 1951.Shortly thereafter, she moved to Melrose where she...
Michael Mouradian
April 14, 2019
Michael Mouradian, founder of Melrose Oriental Rug and formerly longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, at age 92. Michael was born in Dorchester on July 3, 1926 to Armenian parents, the late Garabed and Araxy (Devellian) Mouradian. One of two children, Michael was raised in Everett and graduated...
Carmine A. Ciampa
April 11, 2019
Mr. Carmine A. Ciampa, in his 97th year, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Carmine was born in Malden on July 4, 1922. Raised in Malden, Carmine entered the US Coast Guard before graduating from Malden High School. He honorably and faithfully served his country...
Helen K. "Hun" Mcgee
April 10, 2019
Helen K. "Hun" McGee, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on April, 10 at the age of 91. Helen was born on August 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph C. and Helen (Cunningham) Madden. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She worked for several years at Filene's Department Store in downtown...
Kevin J. Sheehan
April 8, 2019
Kevin J. Sheehan, a resident of Everett, formerly of Arlington, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere, at age 69. Kevin was born in Cambridge on March 31, 1950, son of the late Edward M. Sheehan and Lillian M. (Tobin) Sheehan.He was raised in Arlington. He worked as a heavy equipment...
Marilyn M. (Mottolo) Whittier
April 8, 2019
Marilyn M. (Mottolo) Whittier, longtime resident of Lynnfield and Dennis, passed away peacefully with her family & friends by her side on Monday, April 8, 2019.She was 69. Marilyn was born on October 14, 1949, one of seven children of the late Anthony J. and Mabel H. (Fiske) Mottolo.She grew up in Wilmington and Andover, and graduated from Andover High....
John V. Curry
March 30, 2019
Early morning March 30, 2019, John V. Curry Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in La Quinta, California from heart and lung complications.Known as Jack to family and friends, he was 72 years old. Raised in Wellesley and Arlington Massachusetts, Jack attended BC High graduating in 1964 and graduated from Boston College in 1968. After college he served 6...
Laila (Raabe) "Lee" Rosseland
March 30, 2019
Laila (Raabe) "Lee" Rosseland, died peacefully in her sleep on March 30, 2019 at the age of 96.Until she had a major stroke two weeks earlier, she was a vital and vibrant person who, despite becoming increasingly blind in recent years, remained active, engaged and passionate about many things, including playing bridge and other games, following sports (especially the Red...
John P. Duggan
March 21, 2019
John P. Duggan Jr., longtime Lynnfield resident, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home.He was 76. Born in Concord Massachusetts on September 27, 1942, John is one of three children of the late John P. and Elizabeth (Slimond) Duggan Sr.John grew up in Lynnfield and graduated high school in 1960.He...
Frank D. Thomas
March 21, 2019
Mr. Frank D. Thomas, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House, at age 78. Frank was born in Chelsea on November 5, 1940, one of four children of the late Edgar W. Thomas and Effie (Penney) Thomas. Raised in Melrose, Frank graduated from Melrose High School,...
Frank N. Dente
March 13, 2019
Mr. Frank N. Dente, a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester, at age 91. Frank was born in East Boston on November 10, 1927. Raised in East Boston during the Great Depression, Frank graduated from East Boston High School and entered the United States Navy at age...
Andrew T. "Andy" Savage
March 12, 2019
Andrew T. "Andy" Savage, a Melrose resident, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at age 38. Andrew was born in Winchester on May 17, 1980, one of two sons of Thomas Savage and the late Kathlene "Kathy" (McLaughlin) Savage. Raised in Georgetown, he graduated from Georgetown High School, and from...
Karl W. Barnstead
March 8, 2019
Karl W. Barnstead, resident of Swampscott, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers with his family by his side.He was 64. Karl was born on May 7, 1954 in Melrose, one of three children of the late George W. and Edna M. (Carleton) Barnstead.Karl grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High.He...
William A. Reale Jr.
March 6, 2019
William A. Reale Jr., longtime Melrose resident, passed away from a sudden illness on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.He was 55. Bill was born on December 26, 1963 in Malden, one of four children of the late William A. and Ann M. (Shea) Reale.He grew up in Malden and graduated from Malden High School in 1981.While in school,...
Meiling (Wong) Hong
March 6, 2019
Meiling (Wong) Hong, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, at age 91. Meiling was born in Boston in 1928, one of nine children of the late Wong Jee and Woo Suen Gail. While visiting the Hoiping district of China in the mid 1930's with her...
Peter A. Rossetti
March 2, 2019
Peter A. Rossetti, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, at age 76. Peter was born in Cambridge on November 26, 1942, and raised in the North End of Boston. After graduating from Christopher Columbus High School in the North End, he enlisted in the US Air Force. He served for four years...
Shirley Barter Washburn
March 1, 2019
Shirley (Eaton) Barter Washburn, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 1, 2019, at age 98. Shirley was born on June 27, 1920 in Melrose, one of two children of the late Frank S. Eaton and Florence (Worcester) Eaton. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from...
Joseph A. Lettieri
February 18, 2019
Mr. Joseph A. Lettieri, a longtime resident of Wakefield passed away suddenly on February 18, 2019, at age 75. Born in Boston on January 16, 1944, Joseph was raised in East Boston and graduated from English High School. He enlisted into the US Air Force in 1967 and served his country faithfully during the Vietnam War. After serving four years,...